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Don’t let roaring lions drown out the alarm bells

Alex Sexton, our Media Communications Officer reflects on how the recent football World Cup has the power to inspire, but it shouldn’t be taken as the solution to a deepening physical activity problem.

Roehampton Club brings rackets and maths together to inspire the next generation

Following the launch of our #RightToBeActive campaign at the Sport Summit, we caught up with the Roehampton Club and their successful programme Rackets Cubed, which uses both sport and education to improve children’s physical and mental health.

The Daily Mile Foundation- 15 simple minutes to keep children and young people active

With the release of the Government's Childhood obesity strategy: a plan for action, chapter two. We caught up with The Daily Mile Foundation to find out about their initiative to get more children and young people active during the school day.

How rugby is helping to increase participation among under-represented groups

This week’s grassroots story focuses on Project Rugby, a project designed to increase rugby participation among under-represented communities.

Sitting Netball - Inspiring mental wellbeing in elderly care houses

London Sport's Sitting Netball programme uses the power of sport to engage and bring about positive change in the mental wellbeing of elderly care home residents.

Access Sport - enhancing the prospects of disadvantaged and disabled children

In the latest of our series of grassroots case studies, we examine the work of Access Sport who are enhancing the life prospects of disadvantaged and disabled children and young people through sport. 

parkrun - bringing entire communities together through physical activity

We caught up with parkrun to find out about their success in getting the nation active since they started out in 2004.

£125m reinvested back into sport from broadcast revenues

How Ping!’s doorstep approach can bring positive change

Table Tennis England’s Marketing Officer, Julie Snowdon, explains how a public ping pong project tackles inactivity by bringing the game into places people are already spending time.

Dame Katherine Grainger to address value of medal success to nation

Dame Katherine Grainger, Chair of UK Sport, will address the positive link between medal investment and grassroots sport and recreation at the Sport and Recreation Alliance’s 2018 Fit for the Future Convention.